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Re:The chip shortage could lead to an era of hardware innova... by wizzwizz4 on Sunday May 16, 2021 @02:10PM (#27175720)
… Do they? After an IPO, how is the glorified trading card game of stocks actually helping the companies themselves?
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Re:The chip shortage could lead to an era of hardware innova... by shard on Sunday May 16, 2021 @02:45PM (#27175977)
By making stock grants valuable and thus aligning the incentives of the employees with the company?
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Re:The chip shortage could lead to an era of hardware innova... by kevinventullo on Sunday May 16, 2021 @03:03PM (#27176092)
In many cases, shareholders are represented by a board of directors, to whom the CEO is beholden. Also, executives often see much of their compensation via equity in some form.
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Re:The chip shortage could lead to an era of hardware innova... by yuliyp on Sunday May 16, 2021 @03:19PM (#27176204)
Companies can issue stock (whether through employee grants or secondary offerings). They can also buy other companies with stock.
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Re:The chip shortage could lead to an era of hardware innova... by Nasrudith on Monday May 17, 2021 @09:43AM (#27183273)
Plus the value can effectively act as a form of collateral for loans explicitly or otherwise.
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